It’s not clear to me—I’m pretty sure I’ve see others do short summary posts with a link, like yours, and I don’t think those posts were downvoted.
I might guess that there’s a bit of the feeling of an ad to this post? Like it’s primarily aimed at promoting a website, instead of sharing a post. I don’t think that’s what you’re actually doing—there’s a long post at the link! - but maybe others got that vibe.
Well, the long text is an ad for a book. That’s what the entire website is about. On the other hand, it does not differ significantly from… well, an article on a similar topic which would not be an ad for a book.
Therefore, I would not penalize it for being an ad. Though I have other objections, such as the text being too long, and containing a lot of belief but not enough evidence.
In other words, I think it is okay to have this article on this website as it is, but I didn’t upvote it.
Thanks, Maxwell. That could be. I’m working toward a book, so I built a website around that very long essay. My goal posting here to LessWrong was to see if there really is an opportunity for “World Optimization” / a better equilibrium human condition growing out of those concepts. If the mods of the site think it worthwhile to repost in full (and to sanitize for anything promotional), I can. If not, that’s fine too and I’m grateful for the opportunity. I will continue refining ideas toward improving our economy and society. Thanks!
BTW, in case you don’t know, since you mentioned that you’re new to LW—there is a button in the lower-right corner that opens a chat where you can write messages to moderators directly. You could ask what they think through that.
It’s not clear to me—I’m pretty sure I’ve see others do short summary posts with a link, like yours, and I don’t think those posts were downvoted.
I might guess that there’s a bit of the feeling of an ad to this post? Like it’s primarily aimed at promoting a website, instead of sharing a post. I don’t think that’s what you’re actually doing—there’s a long post at the link! - but maybe others got that vibe.
Well, the long text is an ad for a book. That’s what the entire website is about. On the other hand, it does not differ significantly from… well, an article on a similar topic which would not be an ad for a book.
Therefore, I would not penalize it for being an ad. Though I have other objections, such as the text being too long, and containing a lot of belief but not enough evidence.
In other words, I think it is okay to have this article on this website as it is, but I didn’t upvote it.
Thanks, Viliam
Thanks, Maxwell. That could be. I’m working toward a book, so I built a website around that very long essay. My goal posting here to LessWrong was to see if there really is an opportunity for “World Optimization” / a better equilibrium human condition growing out of those concepts. If the mods of the site think it worthwhile to repost in full (and to sanitize for anything promotional), I can. If not, that’s fine too and I’m grateful for the opportunity. I will continue refining ideas toward improving our economy and society. Thanks!
Cheers!
BTW, in case you don’t know, since you mentioned that you’re new to LW—there is a button in the lower-right corner that opens a chat where you can write messages to moderators directly. You could ask what they think through that.
Great, thanks gain